Album↕ | Artist↕ | Year↕ | Genre↕ | Label↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1982 | Pop/R&B | Epic |
Abbey Road | The Beatles | 1969 | Rock | Apple |
The Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd | 1973 | Progressive Rock | Harvest |
Back in Black | AC/DC | 1980 | Hard Rock | Atlantic |
Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 1977 | Soft Rock | Warner Bros. |
Nevermind | Nirvana | 1991 | Grunge | DGC |
OK Computer | Radiohead | 1997 | Alternative Rock | Parlophone |
Illmatic | Nas | 1994 | Hip-Hop | Columbia |
Purple Rain | Prince | 1984 | Pop/Funk | Warner Bros. |
Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | 1959 | Jazz | Columbia |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | 1998 | R&B/Hip-Hop | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin | 1971 | Hard Rock | Atlantic |
Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | 1975 | Rock | Columbia |
good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | 2012 | Hip-Hop | TDE/Aftermath |
21 | Adele | 2011 | Pop/Soul | XL/Columbia |
The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem | 2000 | Hip-Hop | Aftermath/Interscope |
Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses | 1987 | Hard Rock | Geffen |
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Kanye West | 2010 | Hip-Hop | Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam |
Blonde | Frank Ocean | 2016 | Alternative R&B | Boys Don't Cry |
Lemonade | Beyoncé | 2016 | R&B/Pop | Parkwood/Columbia |
In Utero | Nirvana | 1993 | Grunge | DGC |
Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | 2000 | Nu-Metal | Warner Bros. |
Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | 2013 | Electronic/Disco | Columbia |
Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | 2020 | Disco Pop | Warner |
1989 | Taylor Swift | 2014 | Synth Pop | Big Machine |
Channel Orange | Frank Ocean | 2012 | R&B | Def Jam |
DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | 2017 | Hip-Hop | TDE/Aftermath |
Is This It | The Strokes | 2001 | Indie Rock | RCA |
Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | 1976 | Soul/Funk | Motown |
Hotel California | Eagles | 1976 | Rock | Asylum |
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